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November 2006This report provides an overview of consumptive water allocation and use in New Zealand in 2006. Read more -
November 2006This report provides a snapshot of lake water quality and lake water quality monitoring in New Zealand between and 1995 and 2005. Read more -
July 2008This leaflet provides an overview of the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management. The NES came into effect on 1 July 2011. Read more -
July 2011This environment snapshot has been superseded by the October 2012 Recreational water quality in New Zealand indicator update and the 2013 Suitability for swimming indicator update. Read more -
October 2001This information sheet, published in 2001, provides information on controls in New Zealand for genetic modification and looks at recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification. Read more -
January 2010This environmental snapshot provides information on the pressures on New Zealand’s environment from land use. Read more -
July 2013The latest indicator update providing information on the biophysical condition of New Zealand's rivers. Read more
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April 2006In early 2005, the Government held meetings throughout New Zealand to discuss problems facing water management , and to identify possible solutions. This document summarises what we found out, and what we believe needs to be done to improve freshwater management in New Zealand. Read more -
January 2010The latest indicator update providing information on the state of New Zealand’s land, using the soil health indicator. Read more -
July 2014This leaflet explains what New Zealanders need to know about improving the way we manage our fresh water. Read more -
May 2001This paper is a summary of the report, "Concentrations of selected organochlorines in serum from the non-occupationally exposed New Zealand Population". Read more -
August 2010The report updates an analysis of trends in water quality between 1989 and 2003 which was summarised in Environment New Zealand 2007. Read more -
November 2009This information sheet presents the key findings from data collected from over 900 groundwater sites throughout New Zealand between 1995 and 2008. Read more -
July 2013The latest indicator update providing information on some of the values associated with New Zealand’s fresh and marine waters, measuring recreational water quality. Read more
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July 2009The latest indicator update providing information on the pressure energy demand and the supply of energy and electricity generation places on New Zealand’s environment. Read more -
April 2001This checklist for the removal of petroleum underground storage tanks is taken from Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011). Read more -
July 2001A Royal Commission on Genetic Modification was established by the Government on 8 May 2000 to look into and report on issues about genetic modification in New Zealand. This report presents their findings. Read more -
October 2011This checklist should be included as a cover sheet for all contaminated site investigations. The checklist is taken from the Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No.1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011). Read more -
October 2011This checklist is taken from Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Revised 2011) and relates to the removal and replacement of petroleum underground storage tanks and underground equipment. Read more -
September 2009This report provides an update of results for indicators of groundwater quality in New Zealand. It summarises average water quality at almost 1000 monitoring sites over the period 1995-2008, as well as trends at the same sites within that period of time. Read more -
June 2008This is one in a series of information sheets providing a snapshot of the data in Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of NZ’s environment report. Each information sheet also provides tips about what you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. Read more -
June 2008This is one in a series of information sheets providing a snapshot of the data in Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of NZ’s environment report. Each information sheet also provides tips about what you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. Read more -
June 2008This is one in a series of information sheets providing a snapshot of the data in Environment New Zealand 2007, the second national-level state of NZ’s environment report. Each information sheet also provides tips about what you can do to reduce your impact on the environment. Read more -
March 2018This fact sheet provides information to consider when identifying, assessing and investigating land where PFAS was manufactured, used or disposed. This guidance is intended to be consistent with the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (PNEMP) developed by the Heads of EPAs Australia and New Zealand (HEPA) and released in February 2018. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for threatened species. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new regulations for the application of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to pastoral land. Read more -
May 2020This information sheet describes how attributes in the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management contribute to understanding how freshwater provides for ecosystem health and human contact. Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for ecosystem health in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing nitrogen in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
October 2020This factsheet provides information on the new policies for district plans and the role of territorial authorities in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new mahinga kai compulsory value, and other Māori values in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for managing sediment (including deposited and suspended sediment) in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
December 2020This factsheet is part of a series and provides information on the new policies for setting environmental flows and levels, and requirements to set take limits, in the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020). Read more -
May 2020This information sheet sets out an overview of what the new regulations mean from an iwi/Māori perspective, recognising the importance and significance freshwater has for iwi/Māori and the Crown’s responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi. Read more -
July 2019This factsheet about on work on productive and sustainable land is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more -
July 2019This factsheet about the Ministry's work on PFAS is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more -
July 2019This factsheet is about our work on contaminated land and is one of 12 factsheets produced for the Environment Committee’s 2019/20 Estimates examination of Vote Environment. Read more -
November 2008This briefing was provided to the incoming Minister for the Environment and Minister for Climate Change Issues in November 2008. Read more -
August 2017This series of fact sheets provides information on the changes made in August 2017 to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2014. Read more -
September 2019This information sheet focuses on the potential impacts for livestock famers of proposals outlined in the Action for healthy waterways: Discussion document on national direction for freshwater. Read more -
September 2019This information sheet focuses on the potential impacts for growers of proposals outlined in the Action for healthy waterways: Discussion document on national direction for freshwater. Read more -
July 2017This report assesses how well we are developing and maintaining the regulatory regimes that we are responsible for, including the current state of each piece of legislation, any plans for amendments, and our view of important emerging issues. Read more -
December 2020A high level, theme based summary of the reviews undertaken of each regional council or unitary authority’s regional planning instruments for the NPS-FM. Read more